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Education & Qualifications in Rock Flat

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Nearly 64% of residents in Rock Flat have completed Year 12, which is well above the national figure. While school completion is high, the area has a much lower proportion of people with university degrees compared to the rest of Australia.

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Where Rock Flat sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

17.6% ▼ -14.9%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Rock Flat — higher than 60% of areas.

Rock Flat17.6%
2630, NSW 18.0%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is high here at 63.8%, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the New South Wales average.

Completed Year 12

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63.8% ▲ +34.3%

Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Rock Flat, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 19%.

Year 12 63.8% Year 10 19.0% Year 9 or below 10.3% Year 11 5.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.6% of the population, which is higher than most areas but far below the state average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 43.8% of people.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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17.6% ▼ -14.9%

Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Rock Flat, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (41%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (10%).

Certificate III / IV 43.8% Bachelor degree 37.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 9.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in this area are concentrated in Agriculture and Environment at 28.1% and Engineering at 25.0%.

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Rock Flat splits fairly evenly between Agriculture & environment (35%) and Engineering & related (31%), with Society & culture at 23%.

Agriculture & environment 28.1% Engineering & related 25.0% Society & culture 18.8% Health 9.4%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km, a situation that is smaller than about 59% of similar areas.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).

Schools in and around Rock Flat — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rock Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13391/rock-flat/topic/education